The Fizzy Whiz Kid by Maiya Williams6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Praise for the work of Maiya Williams BookSense Pick International Reading Association Intermediate Fiction Award Southern California Booksellers' Association Children's Book Prize "The fast-paced plot and smooth transition from everyday life to fantasy adventure make this a good choice for reluctant readers." -School Library Journal "Fast-paced historical hi-jinks. He'll need all his "acting" skills-and the help of his Hollywood-savvy classmates-to figure out how to go back to being a normal kid again. But when the ad starts getting negative attention and he doesn't have time for his old friends and interests, fame doesn't seem like so much fun anymore. ![]() Suddenly he's on TV, signing autographs, and riding in limos. In an attempt to feel like less of an outsider, Mitch goes to an open casting call, where he ends up being cast in a soda commercial that launches a popular catchphrase. And Dash Silverman, whose parents write the movies that everyone else seems to have memorized. And Julia Jodie Schwartz, named after her agent father's two highest-earning clients. There's Skywalker Wong, whose parents are special effects gurus. When Mitchell Mathis moves to Hollywood with his academic parents, he soon realizes he's the only ordinary kid in a school of the powerful and famous. ![]() ![]() Readers will laugh along with all the misadventures-and sneak a peek behind the Hollywood curtain-in this sweet and funny novel. ![]()
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